Ahmad Awadalla is a litigation associate and trial attorney who has tried cases to verdict. His practice focuses on the defense of complex general liability matters, including claims involving motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and other negligence-based personal injury actions. He represents insurers, businesses, and individual clients in litigation in both state and federal courts.
Ahmad has experience in all phases of civil litigation, including written discovery, depositions, motion practice, arbitration, and trial preparation. He regularly conducts depositions of fact witnesses, corporate representatives, and expert witnesses, and prepares witnesses for testimony in both jury trials and arbitration proceedings. His motion practice experience includes drafting and arguing dispositive motions, motions in limine, and discovery motions that have narrowed issues and positioned cases for favorable resolution. He has also secured favorable outcomes for clients in binding arbitration through strategic witness examination and evidentiary presentation.
Ahmad approaches litigation with a strategic and practical mindset, focusing on early case evaluation, targeted discovery, and effective courtroom advocacy. Drawing on his trial experience, he develops clear, evidence-based defense strategies designed to challenge liability and limit exposure for his clients.
Education: American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 2019; University of The District of Columbia, B.A., 2012.
Practices: Casualty; Construction & Labor; General Liability.
Admissions: Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Industries: Auto, Trucking & Transportation; Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality.
May Dozier is an attorney who focuses her practice on civil and commercial litigation, representing individuals, families, and businesses in a wide range of matters, including construction disputes, collections, wrongful death, personal injury, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, estate and probate litigation, property law, and transactional matters. She also has experience handling issues involving family law and complex civil actions.
May has experience across all stages of litigation, including mediation, motion practice, depositions, and trial. With a background in complex dispute resolution, she is dedicated to protecting her clients’ interests through strategic advocacy and practical problem-solving.
Her practice frequently involves matters that intersect financial, property, and probate issues, where she applies a thorough, detail-oriented, and balanced approach to achieve favorable outcomes in both state and federal courts."
-J.D., Mississippi College School of Law
Shanique Campbell is a senior associate in Alston & Bird's Litigation and Trial Practice Group. Before joining the firm, Shanique was an associate at an international firm, working on complex commercial matters and white collar investigations and defense.
Shanique earned her J.D., with honors, from the Emory University School of Law. While there, she served as an articles editor of the Emory Law Journal, the academic and professional success chair, and was a member of the Black Law Students Association. She earned her two B.A.s, summa cum laude, in political science and English from Howard University.
Bar Admissions
Education
- Emory University (J.D., 2019)
- Howard University (B.A., B.A., 2016)
Memberships
- Caribbean Bar Association
- Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
Brianna N. Cummings is a corporate attorney who also advises businesses in various industries on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, minority investments and a range of other matters. Her experience includes contract drafting, negotiating purchase agreements and other ancillary documents. Brianna has represented domestic, international, and multinational companies as buyers, sellers, and investors in a variety of transactions.
Prior to joining Kupfer, PLLC, Brianna practiced in New York City with two international law firms. Brianna received her J.D. from Columbia Law School, and is admitted to practice in Michigan and New York. She is an active member of the Black Biglaw Pipeline and Detroit Young Professionals.
Brianna received a B.A. in International Relations from Michigan State University where she held various leadership positions.
Brianna lives in Detroit, MI with her two dogs. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, reading (Young Adult Fiction/Mysteries), watching historical fiction & documentaries, and attending sporting events.